Good news, for a change
During the first week of each month, Boating Industry publishes an e-newsletter that ranks the Top 10 most read stories from the previous month. Over the past year, nearly all the stories that have garnered the greatest attention have had to do with bankruptcies, layoffs, union disputes, etc. To put it more simply: bad news.
That’s why it was so nice to see a positive story top the list of our 10 most read e-news stories for March. The item, “S.C. boat builder adds workers,” touches briefly on the fact that three companies – Sea Fox Boats, Scout Boats and Key West Boats – have all added, or plan to add, workers and are looking to boost production.
The builders said three factors were driving their gains: increased boat show sales, dealers replenishing inventory and dealers picking up new product lines.
Whatever the reasons, it’s just nice to be able to share something positive. We’ve all had it up to here (I’m holding my hand at eye level) with the near-constant stream of negative information over the past many months. Let’s hope the news this year is filled with a lot more stories of job creation, increased sales and better times ahead.
